The department’s inspector general will look into James B. Comey’s hotly debated decision to inform Congress about a new review of the Hillary Clinton email case. Eastern Europeans were ecstatic when NATO voted to base troops in the region. But now, as they arrive, Donald Trump makes their mission less clear. A feed from RT broke into Representative Maxine Waters’s speech on the House floor in midsentence, in what may have been a technical routing error. The former MI6 agent was said to have hurriedly left his home in southern England when he knew his identity was to be revealed. In their first week of confirmation hearings, the president-elect’s cabinet picks contradicted his positions on Muslim bans, Russia, climate change, border walls and torture. One result of the hearings: Some of the nominees disagree with President-Elect Donald J. Trump on a few issues, especially concerning Russia. General Mattis, the president-elect’s choice for defense secretary, broke with his prospective commander in chief several times in Senate testimony as his candidacy advanced. At a Senate confirmation hearing, Dr. Carson tried to square his past remarks on the dangers of federal assistance with leading an agency that provides just that. Representative Mike Pompeo made clear he was ready to take on America’s old adversary, even as President-elect Donald J. Trump denigrates the nation’s spy agencies. Betsy DeVos, a billionaire who has never been an educator or overseen a state education agency, has her own questions to answer about potential conflicts of interest. Donald Trump is a master manipulator, and the news media has found itself at the edge of a cliff. It needs better footing, fast. An unusual product endorsement by the president-elect adds to the company’s headaches over a politically active family member. The unexpected change to a policy unique to Cubans has long been sought by the Cuban government. A House vote on Friday will come after the Senate approved a measure that would allow Republicans to speedily gut the Affordable Care Act with no threat of a filibuster. Federal regulators said the automaker used secret software that allowed more than 100,000 vehicles to emit illegal levels of harmful pollutants. President-elect Donald J. Trump has proposed building a wall between the United States and Mexico. At the border near San Diego, separated family members reunite through the fence. The announcement by the online giant reflects what an economist sees as an inevitable process in which new industries rise and replace old ones. New Zealand had been searching for the 6-year-old girl and her father since Dec. 26 following their disappearance after departing from a harbor there. A blacklist by President Park Geun-hye’s government affected more than 9,000 artists, reports say, leading to introspection about the country’s authoritarian past. No one understands our new era of reality-TV populism better than the man who turned “The Real Housewives” into an empire. The arrest of Guy Philippe, the feared Haitian rebel leader recently elected as a lawmaker, shakes loose popular resentment of the United States. The Health Ministry draft rules would ban the sale of cigarettes to people born in 2015 and after. Ms. Swope produced hundreds of thousands of images of performers in action, and by the time she retired, her studio contained more than a million images. John Kennedy O’Hara was convicted, twice, of the rare charge of felony voting. Finally, fishy prosecution tactics were revealed and his indictment dismissed. Scientists observed the bright red sea creatures in the waters off Western Australia with the help of a remotely operated vehicle. The Chargers’ announced move to Los Angeles will add even more money for owners amid growing uncertainties facing the league. President Obama surprised his vice president, bestowing on him the Presidential Medal of Freedom and calling Mr. Biden “my brother” in a tearful goodbye at the White House. Orcas are one of the few species that outlive their fertility, and researchers believe reproductive conflict between mothers and daughters might explain why they develop menopause. The ruling stated that the behavior in question fell into a gray area before France enacted legislation in 2011 regarding foreign trusts. M. Lamar’s new show, “Funeral Doom Spiritual,” is an assemblage of old spirituals; it has its New York premiere at the National Sawdust in Brooklyn. The only thing better than a classic is two. More Recent Articles |
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